A Novus Ordo Journey, to the High Sanctity of an "Old" New Mass.

One Pastor's Journey, enhancing the "New" Mass Liturgy with the "Old" Traditional Sanctity of the Latin.

This is all copied from the Assumption Grotto Church Bulletin dated April 15, 2018. We prayed the Mass that day at Assumption Grotto, as we do whenever we visit Michigan for any reason. It is our Church away from home. This is the story of how Pastor Edward Perrone managed to gradually take the Novus Ordo Mass to the level of being almost indistinguishable from the old Latin Mass. A beautiful thing to behold.

It is a Catholic Liturgical "Back To The Future" story.

I'm so glad Fr. Perrone wrote this. These are the step-by-step Liturgical changes that Church Militant RESISTANCE! movement is struggling to have blessed in dioceses all across the nation. Of course that's not all we're about, but the Divine Liturgy looms large in the big picture of what's going wrong in the Church today. Literally, no two Novus Ordo Masses are alike, going Parish to Parish. This is a move "back" to a proper, stable and identifiably Catholic Liturgy.

It is our hope that a thousand Priests will read this Pastor's Descant, and each be moved to begin his own journey to a truly Divine Liturgy in his own Parish. Here is Fr. Perrone's journey, copied from his Bulletin:

A Pastor's Descant

I admit to being a
little worried. Change may be an inevitable part of life but whenever changes concern the
liturgy I'm concerned that this most
vital aspect of the Christian life should not upset the religious sensitivities
of the people. I know we have many outdoor improvements to make about the
parish. But I'm thinking here of things relating to divine worship.

I've been here twenty-three years. That's a long time. The first of my concerns was the introduction Latin every
Sunday at the parish. Formerly there had been only one
Latin Mass per month. Soon after arriving it became a weekly celebration, with only a few
gentle murmurs
of opposition to it. In the end, it was well received. Then there came the daily
Latin high Mass, complete with Gregorian chant.
People joined in, singing from booklets made for them. Then there was the
use of the Communion rail. Most people had taken to the prevailing modern custom of standing
to receive Holy Communion. Once offered the kneeling posture nearly everyone adopted it. (My
predecessor had already instituted Communion by intinction which removed the brazen custom of hand
Communion.) Mass
had been celebrated at the "low altar,"
facing the people. Moving the low altar somewhat further back we began to face the Eastward direction, in the
so-called Mass ad orientem. I distinctly remember the day, it was a Mass for the
Dead, when I told
the altar boys just before leaving the sacristy
for the sanctuary that we would be using the
high altar instead of the low altar for Mass. I worried again. How would the people take to it? It went very well. A more radical decision was to remove
the low altar entirely. It had been getting in the way of ascent to the high altar and was partially obscuring the view of the people. It vanished over night with almost no
one even noticing its absence.

Then came the
permission graciously given by Pope Benedict for
the return of the older and traditional form of the Latin Mass. I wondered how that would be received since there is so much
silence
in the old Mass! This too was, for the greater part, welcome, though some even now have a preference for the Mass said in English. The old Latin Mass is now celebrated here daily. Then somewhere along in the
history came the restoration of the Communion rail cloth. This was gratefully received, even with some emotion, for the increase in reverence it offered the communicants. (Should we not soon use this cloth
for our Masses
in English also?)

Along the way other things came about also: "new" (from the 1850s) altar candles; a new sanctuary lamp suspended from the ceiling (the former one had been affixed to the wall). A
new green backdrop curtain for the high altar crucifix, replacing a light blue-colored curtain. New lighting in the church and a new sound system. (I must also mention the
removal of some pews from the back of the church-a move which I did only reluctantly on account of the necessity of clearing more
room for the choir and orchestra. These pews should someday be reinstalled in the church, for which reason they
are held
in storage in the school.) Cassocks and surplices were purchased for
the altar boys, replacing the blue-tinged smocks that
had been in use. A significant 'small' change
was the removal of the square boxy tabernacle that had stood on the altar in front of the original tabernacle which
had been hidden. Our stained glass windows were covered on the exterior side to protect the precious glass
and to slow the entry of the cold into the church.

With all this change, gradually introduced, one wonders where there is anything more that should be done? Well,
there is. One of the things I'd like to see is the return of the choir stalls in the sanctuary, those
banks of pews
on each side of it. Originally there were two more rows on both sides. It would be essential to have these well
crafted and made to resemble the originals which had been removed to accommodate space for
the low altar. Were I rich, I'd also look into getting a fme pipe organ (the one we have is really a poor instrument, take my word on this.) And I'm always trying to
make our liturgical music for choir and people. More chant and more silence-a much overlooked aspect of Catholic worship these days.

After reviewing our Holy Week celebrations last week I found that there are still some things lacking. Year by year we have been making adjustment great and small to further enhance the celebration of the sacred liturgy. My
goal is always to give God our very best, as we can afford it. The essential thing, thus far unmentioned, is the bettering of the interior attitude of the worshipers. Besides the external glory given to God through our liturgical worship, there remains the work of the sanctification of the souls of our people. While this is essentially the work of the Holy Ghost it is facilitated by the measure of diligence and reverence we apply to our worship.

Near the end of the Creed we find the word expecto-I await.. I await the heavenly liturgy, the great goal of my whole life. There I know everything will be utterly perfect and eternally enthralling. In the meantime, there's always something to improve, and in my zeal for this, I must sometimes worry.

Fr. Perrone

So I think you can see why this story excites me. My hope is that it will inspire Priests and Pastors of Novus Ordo Parishes to be not afraid, and make the same journey and lift the souls of their Parishioners to new heights of holiness. If you've never been to an Orchestral Mass, you have a real treat in store for you at Assumption Grotto. Go to their website and watch their Bulletins and Schedules, and when an Orchestral Mass is planned, go. Believe me, it's well worth the tip. The Choir is absolutely glorious, but with a full orchestra behind them, it is literally, and liturgically, Heaven come down to earth.

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This is outstanding, and I think if a video of the church and services were made in Latin, it might show others how to do it, and it might help move this process back to that which once was, and which should be the proper way of conducting Catholic services-in my humble opinion.

R/S-FCS

Date: Mon Apr 23 2018From: Vic BiorsethComment:

Frank:

With limited time, I haven't been able to find a really good one that shows the whole Mass in such a way as to give it the credit it deserves. The best recommendation I can make is to put "video of orchestral mass at assumption grotto" in your favorite search engine, and go through them one by one. It's at least a good beginning point.

You should find plenty of Latin Mass videos, not full orchestral, if you search for "complete video of Catholic Latin Mass".

Regards,

Vic

Date: Sun Apr 22 18:09:53 2018From: PatriciaEmail:Location:Comment:

This sounds glorious and what my heart, and many others, having been yearning for. My question: Is the NO Mass said in Latin, or is the Traditional Latin Mass said in English? I bring my 1956 Missal with me to NO Mass comparing the prayers of both. Why can't the prayers of the Traditional Mass be said, in English if so desired, Latin used for the Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei? Am I stepping out of bounds by wondering this? Just wondering.

Date: Mon Apr 23 2018From: Vic BiorsethComment:

Patricia:

When visiting in Michigan, we have always gone to the 9:30 AM Mass at Assumption Grotto. Before that Mass went totally Latin, it was a Novus Ordo sung completely in Latin. The only place English was used was the Readings.

Now, that 9:30 AM Mass is the traditional Latin Mass in which English is never used. The only Greek is in the Kyrie. You have to use your Latin-English Missal to stay with the Readings and the Propers. I think some of the other Masses are Novus Ordo Masses in which some English is used for the Readings, and Fr. Perrone refers to them as the "English" Masses.

You can always go to the on-line Missal, enter the date and print off the whole Mass for that date, with English and Latin side by side. I commented on this after the Traditional Latin Tridentine Mass Page as follows:

I highly recommend the website http://divinumofficium.com/ for an on-line Latin Mass Missal. You can print off the Mass for any day, take it to Mass, and avoid flipping pages in your cumbersome Missal between the Readings and the Propers and so forth. It must have been a huge undertaking to get the whole thing in there, for every day of the Liturgical Year. It puts the whole Low Mass right there in its entirety, for any date.

I put a link to it at the top of the "Reliable Sources" link list in the left column of every webpage in this website, titled "On-Line Latin Mass Missal".

At our home Parish, Holy Family, the Priest sings the Readings at the Altar in Latin at High Mass, and speaks them at the Altar in Latin at Low Mass. But when he ascends the Ambo for the Homily, he first re-reads the Epistle and the Gospel for the day in English. A nice touch, I think. The repetition solidifies the message for me, by first reading it, then hearing it. Romans tells us that Faith comes through Hearing, which is not quite the same as reading the Word.

Just a note about the Orchestral Masses; all the great master composers who wrote various Catholic Masses - Beetoven, Bach, Stravinsky, Schubert, Verdi, Mozart, Haydn, etc., all wrote their sacred music in Latin.

Regards,

Vic

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